/***************************************************************** * Release Notes: SquirrelMail 1.2.6 * * The "Two Journeys" Release * * 29 April 2002 * *****************************************************************/ In this edition of SquirrelMail Release Notes: * All about this Release!!! * Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug * Important Note about PHP 4.2.0 * About our Release Aliases All about this Release!!! ========================= Squirrelmail. It's feature set is that of a desktop client. It's ease of use is unheard of. It's ..ehem.. bug free. There is nowhere else to go... Except to the 1.2.6 stable version of Squirrelmail!! We are excited to bring you the latest and greatest Squirrelmail release to date. More features you say? You got it. Better performance is what you need? Expect it. Looking for a Sqirrelmail with less bugs? It is here. Here are some highlights: * Greatly improved Cross Site Scripting Protection with a new custom html filter. * Improved search and filter functions, allowing for non-ascii search and filter criteria. * Server side sorting capability to improve performance with large mailboxes. * Most importantly, Many, many bugfixes. And more bugfixes. did I mention bugfixes? See the Changelog file for details. Being one of the most popular webmail clients, the developers of SquirrelMail feel a huge desire and responsibility to continue push the envelope and make SquirrelMail the best it can possibly be. You will not be disappointed with this release, as it is by far the most feature rich, and yet it is still the same sleek and unbloated and cuddly webmail application that we have all grown to love. Here is an incomplete list of some of the great features that Squirrelmail has to offer: * Collapsible Folders - The folder list can be collapsed at any parent folder. This makes folder lists with large hierarchical structures much easier to manage and navigate. * Fix for the "theme passed as cookie" exploit posted to the bug- traq mailing list. * The Paginator! - This enables quick access to any page in the message list by simply choosing the page number to view rather than tediously clicking "next" 50 times. * Hundreds of UI tweaks - The user interface has been given a face-lift. The HTML has been largely overhauled, and while it still has the same general feel, it has been made more intuitive. * Drafts - It is now possible to compose a message and save it to be sent at a later date with the drafts option. * Ability to mark messages as read and unread from the message listing. * New Options Page - The options page has been completely rewritten for several reasons, the main of which was to allow seamless integration of plugin options and to provide uniformity throughout the entire section. * Multiple Identities - It is now possible to create different identities (home, work, school) that can be chosen upon sending. Each identity can have its own email address, full name, and signature. * Ability to forward messages as attachments from the message listing. * Reply Citations - Different types of citations are now possible when replying to messages. * Better Attachment Handling - The plugin, attachment_common, has been fully integrated into the core of SquirrelMail. This allows inline viewing of several different types of attachments. * Integration of Several Plugins - The following plugins have been put directly into the core. As a result, be sure not to install these as plugins, as the result may be (at best) unpredictable: attachment_common, paginator, priority, printer_friendly, sqclock, xmailer. * Improved support for newer versions of PHP. Recommended versions are 4.0.3 -> 4.1.2. * Server-side sorting support adds speed to the mailbox display, even with large mailboxes. Server-sid thread sorting support allows users to display mailboxes in thread-sort order. I am sure there are plenty more features I have missed. You just have to try it for yourself! Having been involved with Squirrelmail for a while I can safely say that this stable release has the most bugfixes to date. The invaluable contributions of the Squirrelmail community, from developers and users alike have helped to make this release of Squirrelmail the best yet. Home Page: http://www.squirrelmail.org/ Download: http://www.squirrelmail.org/download.php ScreenShots: http://www.squirrelmail.org/screenshots.php Reporting my favorite SquirrelMail 1.2 bug ========================================== Of course, in the words of Linus Torvalds, this release is officially certified to be Bug-Free (tm). However, if for some reason some bugs manage to find their way to the surface, please report them at once (after all, they ARE uncertified bugs!!!) The PROPER place to report these bugs is the SquirrelMail Bug Tracker. http://www.squirrelmail.org/bugs Thank you for your cooperation in that issue. That helps us to make sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Also, it would help if people would check existing tracker items for a bug before reporting it again. This would help to eliminate duplicate reports, and increase the time we can spend CODING by DECREASING the time we spend sorting through bug reports. And remember, check not only OPEN bug reports, but also closed ones as a bug that you report MAY have been fixed in CVS already. Important Note about PHP 4.2.0 ============================== A few days before this release, PHP 4.2.0 hit the net. The Squirrelmail team has not had a chance to test this new version of PHP with the 1.2.6 release. The recommended versions of PHP for Squirrelmail 1.2.6 is 4.0.3 through 4.1.2. About our Release Aliases - By Jason Munro ========================= Squirrelmail has started on a new journey. Two journeys really. In one, our beloved hero delves deep inside its squirrel-self, searching for calmness and peace with its surroundings. Striving to hone its squirrel-skills against any and all obstacles. This is the stable path. In the other, our champion has shed the failures of its past and started anew on a wild adventure through uncharted territory. The dangers are great, but so are the rewards. This is the development path. Squirrelmail 1.2.6 is the latest stepping-stone on the stable path. It leads to a Squirrelmail of unseen dependablity and performance. Squirrelmail 2.0 development has begun. This is the first step on the journey down the development path. New worlds of possiblity are opening up with each step. Forget what you thought you knew about Squirrelmail, and get ready for a whole new nut. Happy SquirrelMailing! - The SquirrelMail Project Team